page_title: Toxodon
section_title: Extinction
hierarchical_section_title: Toxodon / Extinction
caption_attribution_description: Toxodon platensis (formerly burmeisteri)
context_page_description: Toxodon is an extinct genus of South American mammals from the Late Miocene to early Holocene epochs. It is a member of Notoungulata, one of several now extinct orders of hoofed mammals indigenous to South America. It was among the largest and last members of its order, and was probably the most common large hoofed mammal in South America of its time.
context_section_description: Toxodon became extinct at the beginning of the Holocene as part of the Quaternary extinction event, alongside almost all other large animals in South America. Previous mid-Holocene dates are now thought to be in error.
caption: Restoration of T. platensis
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